THE WRECK OF THE MENTOR: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail

Story of the American whaleship Mentor, wrecked in 1832 on a remote reef in the western Pacific. The 11 surviving crewmen face not only the miseries of shipwreck in unfamiliar territory but also the profound uncertainty of contact with the Indigenous people of Palau, who approach the deserted men brandishing axes, clubs, and spears. Illustrated, some in color.